Nicolas Xavier de Ricard (12 July 1726 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône – 30 May 1812 in Paris), was a brigadier general of the French Revolution.
He resumed service in the royal guards of Solas in 1757 and served under François de Chevert until 1762.
He was appointed major in the Rothenburg regiment by Richelieu, and he was sent to Guadeloupe as a lieutenant colonel in December 1764.
However, the British attacked and gained possession of Saint Lucia on 4 April 1794.
[4] He was allowed to return to Le Havre, France on 21 December 1795, and retired on 27 January 1804.